West Geauga Schools

April 9, 2015 by Staff Report

Meet the Superintendent

The West Geauga Board of Education invites the community to an open house to welcome West Geauga Local School District’s future superintendent, Dr. Richard Markwardt. The open house will be held April 9 from 6-7:30 pm in the West Geauga Middle School cafeteria, 8611 Cedar Road, Chester Township.

Senior Citizens Recognition

The 25th annual West Geauga Senior Citizens Recognition Dinner will be held on May 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the West Geauga High School cafeteria, 13401 Chillicothe Road in Chester Township. Sponsored by West Geauga Local Schools and the Rotary Club of Chesterland, the evening promises to be both entertaining and full of friendly faces.

Payment of $5 per person will be collected at the door. Valet parking will be available.

For reservations, call the West Geauga Board of Education Office at 440-729-6812 by April 30. For more information, visit www.westg.org.

WGMS Band Goes To Contest

On March 21, the West Geauga Middle School band had 22 students in the seventh- and eighth-grades participate in 16 events at the OMEA District VII Junior High Solo and Ensemble Contest. Solo and Ensemble contest allows students to perform either by themselves or with a small group of three to seven other students.

Every event is judged by an OMEA adjudicator, who scores the performance on a five-rating system, ranging from a rating of I – Superior to a rating of V – Very Poor.

The middle school band students performed throughout the day. There were 16 events in total – 13 solos and three ensembles. Fifteen of the events received a “I” – Superior and one group received a “II” – Excellent.

The students that participated have been preparing for months for this contest. The students had great performances and we would like to thank the support they had from their school and their parents.

Congratulations to all 22 students.

5th-Grade Band Performs

On March18, the fifth-grade band from Lindsey and Westwood elementary schools performed its first concert at the West Geauga Middle School. The concert consisted of their first days together as band students with six arrangements that featured the different instruments they are learning to play and three full band arrangements. The band had an excellent performance.